A really fun activity for big and small kids alike! A lovely thing to do together as a family, or a great idea for gifts. You will need: saucepan, bowl, spoon, rolling pin, cookie cutters (xmas themed), baking trays, icing … Continue reading →

This was a recipe my Mum found whilst I was flicking through a massive pile of foodie mags that a good friend got me and we tried it for Christmas to many oohs and aahs. You will need: bowl, spoon, … Continue reading →

I got a glut of apples off my other half’s parents who have fruit trees in their garden. I whipped up some apple sauce to take to work tomorrow. Core and slice all your apples and place in a big … Continue reading →

This is an idea that I got from the fabulous baker brothers, but it is not a new idea, perhaps a new take on an old one. Take 2 fresh white crusty rolls and 2 beefburgers. Once the burgers are cooked, … Continue reading →

This dish is a lovely light dinner or ideal for a midweek lunch. I came across it trying to branch out from the chicken and mince rut we had found ourselves in since I started full-time work. Chop one small … Continue reading →

Sometimes, I just get a hankering for crispy oniony rings and tonight we had mini-sliders with just the most delightful homemade ones! They were incredibly easy and a really nice thing to make together with my other half. You need … Continue reading →

This recipe came about due to a surplus of bananas at the office – you know when they get really smelly with brown spots, super soft and sweet? Well there was over a dozen so I took a healthy bunch … Continue reading →

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One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti

And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven’t yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food? ~Bill Bryson

I have long believed that good food, good eating is all about risk. Whether we’re talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime ‘associates,’ food, for me, has always been an adventure. ~Anthony Bourdain

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~Harriet Van Horne

There is no love sincerer than the love of food.
~George Bernard Shaw

A hen's egg is, quite simply, a work of art, a masterpiece of design and construction with, it has to be said, brilliant packaging.
~Delia Smith